Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 909)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
531	Bernard Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S 27th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3180	414	31	13.3		17 (4.1%)	131 (31.6%)	228 (55.1%)	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,296	$1,206	$1,382	$3,794	$8,464	$1,244	$9,708	33.6	14.6	789	258		040708002498
532	Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	4626 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3300	497	27	18		108 (21.7%)	32 (6.4%)	302 (60.8%)	22 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.2%)	$8,869	$874	$217	$1,964	$6,813	$965	$7,778	33.6	19.4	712	180		040906000945
533	Silvestre S Herrera School	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 S 11th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3885	449	29	15.5		9 (2.0%)	36 (8.0%)	390 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$11,867	$1,457	$461	$3,376	$9,329	$619	$9,948	33.6	34.9	524	9		040630000531
534	Biltmore Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	4601 N 34th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6160	537	33	16.4		110 (20.5%)	14 (2.6%)	371 (69.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$11,826	$1,764	$424	$3,951	$7,435	$2,204	$9,639	33.5	35	522	12		040243000180
535	Crismon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	825 W Medina Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4000	446	28	15.8		143 (32.1%)	43 (9.6%)	192 (43.0%)	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.2%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.2%)	$9,778	$823	$111	$1,757	$8,284	$560	$8,844	33.4	32.9	548	13		040497001074
536	Vista College Prep - Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	4520 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-7069	414	21	19.7		6 (1.4%)	42 (10.1%)	362 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,980	$928	$1,331	$3,187	$4,435	$1,285	$5,721	33.4	9.5	873	337		040088703561
537	T G Barr School	Public	PK, KG-8	2041 E Vineyard Rd	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4950	402	27	14.8		16 (4.0%)	41 (10.2%)	318 (79.1%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$16,225	$2,658	$1,476	$6,791	$10,623	$1,469	$12,092	33.3			(n/a)		040708000582
538	Math and Science Success Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	434 W Lerdo Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Math and Science Success Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 889-1504	745	39	19.1		21 (2.8%)	10 (1.3%)	664 (89.1%)	6 (0.8%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			33.1	47.6	424	114		040078102910
539	Glenn F Burton School	Public	K-8	4801 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4007	550	28	20		54 (9.8%)	46 (8.4%)	409 (74.4%)	13 (2.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	$10,913	$1,722	$557	$4,002	$7,045	$1,588	$8,633	33			(n/a)		040342000264
540	Pomeroy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1507 W Shawnee Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3700	512	30	16.8		135 (26.4%)	29 (5.7%)	274 (53.5%)	15 (2.9%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	$8,180	$471	$133	$1,076	$6,982	$593	$7,575	32.9	27.1	608	68		040497001072

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 11, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.